Franklin 45, Manchester 24: The Grizzlies (7-1) put up 551 yards of offense in a win over Manchester, including 331 yards through the air. Quarterback Braden Smith was 19-36 for 309 yards and three touchdowns, all to Brad Bonomini. Bonomini finished with 164 yards on seven receptions. A balanced Franklin ground game produced 220 yards. Jacob Earl led the rushing attack with 90 yards and a score on 18 carries. Smith and Austin Grunden added rushing touchdowns of their own.

Indiana State 43, Youngstown State 17: Despite a slow start offensively, the Sycamores (4-4) picked it up as the game went on and ended up totaling 476 yards of offense. Despite allowing 448 yards, Indiana State allowed just 17 points. Sycamores quarterback Ryan Boyle threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns, completing 17-of-28 passes. Dante Hendrix was his favorite target of the day, catching seven passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Larkin also added a touchdown reception. Jonas Griffith completed the scoring with an 80-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.

Wabash 28, Wittenberg 21: It took overtime heroics from Jake Page to secure a road win for the Little Giants (7-1). Page's interception at the goal line secured the victory. It was his second interception of the game. Isaac Avant scored the winning touchdown for Wabash in overtime from 9 yards out after Wittenberg scored on the final play of regulation to force the extra period.

Jake Reid threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns, both to Oliver Page. Avant was the team's leading rusher with 69 yards and two scores on 20 carries. In addition to Page's two interceptions, Jackson Garrett had one.

Marian 27, Siena Heights 14: The Knights offense didn't put up the gaudy numbers it has been accustomed to this season, but still did enough to pick up a road win and stay undefeated (8-0). After Marian took a 10-0 lead into the second quarter, Siena Heights scored 14 straight points to take the lead. But Marian answered with a field goal before the half to retake the lead and shut out Siena Heights the rest of the way while scoring 10 more points in the third quarter.

Knights quarterback Ethan Darter was 15-of-27 with two touchdowns (both to Johnny William) and 166 yards. Charles Salary rushed for 189 yards and a score on 24 carries, and Matt Plesac hit a pair of field goals.

UIndy 48, Southwest Baptist 14: The Greyhounds stifled the Bearcats while putting up plenty of points of their own. Jake Purichia was 13-of-19 for 291 yards and two touchdowns, one to Daveon Bell and one to Ryan Topper. Bell finished with 182 yards on five receptions. Toriano Clinton was the team's leading rusher with 140 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries, including scoring runs of 68, 31 and 3 yards. UIndy (7-1) had a 34-0 lead by halftime and added a pair of second half touchdowns.

Indiana Wesleyan 40, Olivet Nazarene 36: The Wildcats came out on top in a high-scoring affair, as receiver Brayden Smith found Dontea Henderson on a 36-yard strike in the fourth quarter for the decisive score. Indiana Wesleyan had to overcome deficits of 14-3 and 28-17. After taking the lead for the first time in the third quarter, it took one more comeback to seal the win.

Wildcats quarterback Zack Blair was 26-of-38 for 359 yards and three touchdowns. In addition to Smith's game-sealing touchdown pass, he was the team's leading receiver with 165 yards and two touchdown receptions.

Butler trailed by as many as 21 points and closed to within 10 on Will Marty’s 29-yard TD pass to Brad Sznajder with 2:46 left to play, but the Flyers recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock for the win.

Cook completed 16 of 19 passes and the Flyers (4-4, 3-2 Pioneer League) led 21-7 at halftime after his two TD passes to Ryan Sibinski and a 22-yarder to Adam Trautman. Sibinski caught five passes for 135 yards and Trautman scored on all three of his receptions.

Yinger had a career-best 28 carries for his second 200-plus yard game and the Flyers outrushed the Bulldogs (3-5, 1-4) 279 yards to 176.

Marty scored on a 1-yard run and was 23 of 30 for 267 yards passing with two TD throws, including a 22-yard toss to Austin Schwantz that was setup by a fumble recovery.

Drake 42, Valparaiso 25: The Crusaders (1-7) struggled to stop the Drake offense, aiding the Bulldogs by throwing four interceptions. Valpo faced a 21-3 halftime deficit, and though the offense gained some traction in the second half, it wasn't enough.

Valpo quarterback Chris Duncan completed 21-of-44 passes for 302 yards and threw three touchdown passes, but also threw three interceptions. Griffin Norberg, Bailey Gessinger and Parker Fox each had scoring grabs, while Mason Sutter was the team's leading receiver with six receptions for 96 yards. Valparaiso rushed for 27 yards on 24 carries.

Allegheny 20, DePauw 19: The Tigers' losing streak stretched to three games after Allegheny scored a game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left to down the visitors, capping a run of 10 unanswered points. Tigers (3-5) quarterback Chase Andries completed 14 passes for 216 yards and threw two touchdown passes, but also threw three interceptions. Will Harris was the team's leading receiver with 52 yards and a touchdown on five receptions. Ethan Hudson also had a touchdown reception.